Vertex Standard FT-950 manual Packet Operation

FT-950

Operating Manual

2.Press the [V/M] button to enter the “Memory” mode.

Advice: If you can not enter the “Memory” mode, check to be sure that the [VFO-B(RX)] Indicator/Switch is illuminated green. If it is, press the [VFO-A(RX)] Indicator/Switch to make the [VFO-B(RX)] Indicator/Switch go out, then press the [V/M] button again.

3.Press the [MCH] button momentarily. The imbedded LED inside the switch will glow orange.

4.Rotate the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob to select memory channel “P1L or “P1U.”

5.Rotate the [SQL] knob so that the background noise is just silenced.

6.Turn the Main Tuning Dial knob slightly (to activate memory tuning). Tuning and scanning are now limited to the range within the P1L/P1U limits until you press the [V/M] button to return to memory channel or VFO operation.

7.Press and hold in the microphone’s [UP] or [DWN] key for two seconds to start scanning in the specified direction.

Advice:

If the scanner halts on an incoming signal, the decimal point between the “MHz” and “kHz” digits of the frequency display will blink.

If the incoming signal disappears, scanning will resume in about five seconds. On the SSB/CW and SSB-based Data modes, the scanner will pause on a received signal, then will step across the signal very slowly, giving you time to stop the scan, if you like. In these modes on the VFO, the scanner does not stop, however.

If the scan has paused on a signal, pressing the microphone’s [UP] or [DWN] key will cause scanning to resume instantly.

8.If you rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob in the opposite direction from the current scanning direction (in other words, you rotate the dial to the left when scanning toward a higher frequency), the direction of the scan will reverse.

9.If you press the microphone’s PTT switch during scanning, the scanner will halt at once. Pressing the PTT switch during scanning will not cause transmission, however.

Packet Operation

Packet operation is easily accomplished on the FT-950 by connecting your TNC (Terminal Node Controller) to the transceiver, per the illustration. “Packet” operation also applies to SSB-based AFSK data modes, such as PSK31, etc.

105 Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.